Live recording from Glasgow's Old Hairdresser's, June 2025

Nordic Resonance is a duo performance by Renzo Spiteri (percussion, electronics, field recordings) and Richard Craig (flutes, electronics), shaped by the raw beauty of Shetland—where land, sea, and sky meet in constant motion. Drawing its breath from the northern edges of the Nordic sphere, the work invites deep listening and intuitive response, unfolding through free improvisation and layered interplay. 

The island’s diverse soundscapes—wind-carved coastlines, shifting weather, birdsong, silence—form both source material and inspiration, resonating through acoustic and electronic textures. Instruments, found sounds, and live processing blur the lines between the human and the elemental. Nordic Resonance is not only a musical performance, but a conversation: between environment and artist, between sound and sensation, between what is heard and what lies just beneath. Each performance is immersive and attuned to the moment— a quiet invocation of place through sound, presence, and listening.

Nordic Resonance, Part 1

Nordic Resonance, Part 2

Renzo Spiteri is a versatile multi-percussionist, sound artist, composer and interdisciplinary arts collaborator with over three decades of international experience. In 2025, he was nominated for an Emmy® Award (Outstanding Sound – Documentary) for his work as sound recordist on National Geographic’s award-winning film Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story. Originally from the Mediterranean island of Malta and now based in Glasgow (Scotland), Renzo is known for his innovative approach to music and sound design, blending traditional, experimental, and contemporary techniques, while often incorporating environmental elements from the natural world into his compositions.
Renzo's dynamic performances combine diverse instruments, field recordings, and everyday objects, spanning genres from spoken word, world music and jazz, to classical and experimental performances. He collaborates widely across disciplines, working with musicians, storytellers, dancers, visual artists, and filmmakers.
He has performed on prestigious stages and festivals in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including Royal Festival Hall (London), United Nations Headquarters (Geneva), Jerwood Hall LSO St. Luke's (London), Sonic Arts Research Centre (Belfast), Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington DC), SOTA (Singapore), National Concert Hall (Dublin), Babylon Club (Istanbul), Ludwig Forum (Aachen), TAK theatre (Berlin), Nordic Music Days (Faroe), WOMAD, Festival of the Desert, Future Everything Festival, Sonorities, Musica Viva, PASIC, amongst others.

Nordic Resonance, Part 1

Renzo Spiteri

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